C A 



C A 



Vmd a Leaf-bud ; for how long fo- 

 ever the Shoot is left beyond, it de- 

 cays down to the Bud, and thereby 

 becomes unfightly. They are ex- 

 treme hardy, except the Ever- green, 

 which is fuppos'd to be an American 

 Plant ; and is fometimes, in very fe- 

 vere Winters, apt to fuffer by the 

 Froft, if planted in a Situation too 

 much expos'd. 



CAPSICUM, Guiney Pepper. 

 The Characters are ; 



'The Flowers confift of ore Leaf, and 

 ere expanded like tbofe of Nigbtjbade : 

 the Fruit is foft, fiejhy, and membra- 

 neous, and divided into two or more 

 Cells ; in nxhich are contained many 

 flat kidney-Jhafd Seeds. 

 The Species are ; 



1. Capsicum filiquis longis prc- 

 pendentibus. Toum. Capficum with 

 long hanging Pods. 



2. Capsicum fliquis recurnjis. 

 Dod. Capficum with longPods,\vhich 

 turn up at the End. 



3. Capsicum latifolium, mali 

 Ethiopia fruclu magno ccmprefb 

 flriato, Americanum. Pluk. Broad- 

 ieav'd Capficum, with long com- 

 prefs'd ftriated Pods, commonly call- 

 ed, Bonnet Pepper. 



4. Capsicum Africanum, fruclu 

 fyramidali pendulo rugofijfimo, Afri- 

 can Capficum, with pyramidal rough 

 hanging Pods. 



5. Capsicum Africanum, fruclu 

 fyramidali rugoffjimo, plerumque cre- 

 do. African Capficum, with pyra- 

 midal rough Pods, for the moit part 

 growing erect. 



6. Capsicum fruclu r.on acri, ru- 

 gofo longo pendente rubro. Tefccbilli 

 Hern. Capficum with long hanging 

 red Pods, which are not hoc. 



7. Caps I CUM fruclu cordiformi, 

 plerumque nutante, rubro. Capficum 

 with heart -fhaped red Pods, for the 

 moil part hanging downwards. 



8. Capsicum fruclu pyramid at 

 croffo, plerumque ereclo, rubro. Cap- 

 ficum with pyramidal thick red 

 Pods, for the moil part growing up- 

 right. 



9 . Capsicum fruclu oblongo nunc 

 ereclo, nunc nutante, rubro. Capli- 

 cum with oblong red Pod?, growing 

 fometimes erecl,and fometimes hang- 

 ing. 



10. Catsicum fruclu rot undo ma- 

 jor e y nunc ereclo, nunc nut ante, ru- 

 bro. Capficum with large round red 

 Pods, growing fometimes erec~t, and 

 fometimes hanging. 



11. Capsicum fruclu flavo py- 

 ramidato oblongo, nunc ereclo, nunc nu- 

 tante. Capficum with oblong pyra- 

 midal yellow Pods, growing fome- 

 times erecl, and fometimes hang- 

 ing. 



12. Capsicum fruclu cordiformi ^ 

 nunc ereclo, nunc nutante, fla<vo. Cap- 

 ficum with heart-fhap'd yellow Fruit, 

 growing fometimes erect, and fome- 

 times hanging. 



13. Capsicum fruclu olivario 

 ereclo. Upright olive-ihaped Cap- 

 ficum. 



14. Capsicum fruclu par<vo py-' 

 ramidali ereclo rubro. Sloan. Cap- 

 ficum with fmall red Pods growing 

 ere£t, called by the Inhabitants of 

 the IViji -Indies, Barbary Pepper. 



15 Capsicum fruclu pari-o ro- 

 tunda acerrimc. Sloan. Capficum with 

 fmall round Pods, which are very 

 hot, call'd by the Inhabitants of the 

 Wcf -Indies, Bird- pepper. 



16. Capsicum Americanum, fru- 

 clu rotundo ceraforum forma. Pluk. 

 American Capficum, with round 

 cherry-fhap'd Fruit. 



17. Capsicum Americanum lati- 

 folium, fruclu oblongo ereclo candido. 

 Broad-leav'd American Capficum, 

 with oblong white Pods growing 

 erecl, 



18. Cap- 



